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DEKALB
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Barsema Alumni & Visitors Center
231 North Annie Glidden Road
The Barsema Alumni and Visitors Center, located on the campus of Northern Illinois University, offers truly distinctive and sophisticated meeting and banquet facilities for the university and community.
815-753-8821
www.bavc.niu.edu
Blackwell History of Education Museum
Gabel Hall, Northern Illinois University
Features a One-Room Schoolhouse and one of the most extensive history of education collections in the country with thousands of books and artifacts of historical interest. Please call for hours.
815-753-1236
Buena Vista Golf Course
131 Buena Vista Drive
Buena Vista is a par 32 nine hole golf couse with a driving range, proshop and snack bar. Open 7 days a week during the season, weather permitting.
815-758-4812
Children's Community Theatre
CCT is dedicated to the development and fostering of an interest in the dramatic arts, and the creative expression of those arts.
815-757-1874
www.childrenscommunitytheatre.org
Convocation Center at NIU
1525 West Lincoln Highway, Illinois Route 38
Arena, located on the Northern Illinois University Campus, has a 10,000 seating capacity with over 45,000 square feet of floor space.
Host to many functions such as concerts, trade shows, athletic events and
more.
815-752-6800
www.niuconvo.com
DeKalb County Liners
Founders Field, Sycamore Park, Airport Road off of Route 64, Sycamore
The Liners are members of the Prospect Summer Collegiate Baseball League. The Prospect League is comprised of teams participating in 3 divisions, in Illinois, Missouri, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Tennessee. Since the 1960’s, the Prospect League has been attracting some of the most talented collegiate baseball players to play their summer baseball in the league.
815-508-3610
www.linersbaseball.com
Prairie Pines Golf Course
6236 State Route 38
A 9 hole public golf course that is a Par 34 at 2,465 yards - open to the public seven days a week during the season.
815-758-5249
www.prairiepinesgolf.com
Dee Palmer Band Shell at Hopkins Park
1403 Sycamore Road
Free concerts by the DeKalb Municipal Band every Tuesday at 8 pm, beginning in June and ending in late August.
815-758-6663
DeKalb Community Ice Rink
Corner of First Street and Locust
Open throughout the winter season. Come out to the rink for fun and festivities.
815-748-7788
www.renewdekalb.com
DeKalb Park District/Hopkins Park Aquatic Center
1403 Sycamore Road
Pool, playground and meeting room facilities. There is something for everyone!
815-758-6663
www.dekalbparkdistrict.com
Egyptian Theatre
135 North 2nd Street
On the National Registry of Historic Places, this is one of the best examples
of Egyptian/ Art Deco architecture in the country. Tours are available by
appointment.
815-758-1215
www.egyptiantheatre.org
Ellwood House Museum
509 North First Street
Tour barbed wire baron Isaac Ellwood’s Victorian mansion. Experience
three generations of family life 1870s–1920s at this
National Register Historic Site. The eight-acre grounds include Visitor Center exhibits,
Victorian playhouse and gardens. Call for hours.
815-756-4609
www.ellwoodhouse.org
Joseph F. Glidden Homestead and Historical Center
921 West Lincoln Highway, Illinois Route 38
Built in 1861, the house and brick barn were constructed for local farmer
and barbed wire inventor, Joseph Glidden. The barn is commemorated as the
birthplace of barbed wire.
815-756-7904
www.gliddenhomestead.org
Green Tree Golf Course
200 Gurler Road
Par 35, nine-hole public golf course with a chip 'n putt course, pro shop and snack bar. Open daily: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
815-758-5636
www.greentreedekalb.com
Gurler House
205 Pine Street
This house was built in 1857 for George Gurler, a dairy and creamery owner.
Walk around the house, grounds and gardens. Tours are available by appointment.
815-758-4897
www.bios.niu.edu/gurler
Haish Memorial Library
309 Oak Street
The Indiana Bedford limestone facade reflects the Art Deco style. Among the many treasures within the library is the Works Progress Administration mural that was painted in 1934 by Gustav Dahlstrom. The mural is over 20 feet tall and one of the largest left untouched in the United States. It was restored to its original beauty in 2006.
815-756-9568
www.dkpl.org
Harley-Davidson Museum
969 Peace Road
Over 65 antique and modern motorcycles are on display, along with memorabilia
and vintage clothing.
815-756-4558
www.pierceh-d.com
Heritage Square Gallery
105 North First Street
A historic gallery built in 1897, containing over 200 pictures of DeKalb’s
rich history from 1860 through the present.
815-756-1445
Historic DeKalb & Northern Illinois University Self-Guided Walking Tours
164 East Lincoln Highway, Illinois Route 38
Stroll through historic downtown DeKalb to explore unique shopping and dining. Enjoy dozens of historic homes and parks as you meander through the streets of DeKalb. Walk the beautiful campus at Northern Illinois University at your own pace.
815-756-1336
www.dekalbareacvb.com
Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra
Please check on-line for performance dates, locations and times.
815-748-7071
www.kishorchestra.org
Lincoln Highway Mural
East Lincoln Highway & North Seventh Street
A 10-by-20 foot mural depicting the history of the Lincoln Highway, the first cross-country highway. The mural includes a brick arch that once sat on West Lincoln Highway.
866-455-4249
www.drivelincolnhighway.com
Memorial Park
Northeast corner of First Street and Lincoln Highway
Soldiers and Sailors memorial clock honoring all veterans from DeKalb who served in World War I. The town mural is located here too.
Nehring Center Gallery
111 South Second Street
Located in a renovated bank building from the 1900s, presents rotating exhibitions of fine art and historical artifacts enhanced by lectures, performances and other programs across a broad range of disciplines. Call for programming and exhibit information.
815-758-6363
www.nehringcentergallery.org
NIU Anthropology Museum
Northern Illinois University, Stevens Buiding
Open Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm or by appointment.
815-753-0230
NIU Art Museum
Northern Illinois University, 116 Altgeld Hall
Rotating exhibitions from the university's collections, contemporary art by regional and national artists, and national traveling exhibitions. Exhibitions and lectures are free and open to the public. During university sessions and by appointment for group tours.
815-753-1936
www.niu.edu/artmuseum
NIU School of Theatre and Dance
Stevens Building on NIU Campus in DeKalb
The NIU School of Theatre and Dance offers seven main stage productions a year (September-late April) and numerous studio productions as well. It is located
off of Carol Avenue, which is behind the Pizza Hut on the Lincoln Highway.
815-753-1600
www.niu.edu/theatre
River Heights Golf Course
1100 South Annie Glidden Road
An 18-hole facility winding along banks of the Kiswaukee River, offering a challenging mix of traditional and links type holes for the weekend golfer or serious golfer.
815-758-1550
www.riverheightsgc.com
Simply Posh
235 East Lincoln Highway
Simply Posh is a place where antiques can be displayed and reimagined in ways customers may not have considered. The store offers more than 2,300 square feet of antiques, architectural items, vintage goods, glassware, pottery, kitchenware and home and garden decor.
815-762-5650
Stagecoach Theatre
126 South 5th Street
This community theater is one of the oldest in Illinois, having been organized
in 1946.
815-758-1940
www.stagecoachers.com
Yordon Center at NIU
1200 Stadium Drive North
Open to all 486 student-athletes and all 17 intercollegiate sport teams on the campus of Northern Illinois University. The Yordon Center provides Huskie student-athletes a state-of-the-art facility which houses the areas of strength and conditioning, athletic training, and academic services as well as new football offices, meeting space and locker rooms. It is a cornerstone facility in Northern Illinois’ goal to provide each and every student-athlete with a “world-class” experience while wearing a Huskie uniform .
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DIXON
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Basil Tree Ristorante
123 East First Street
Fine dining Italian restaurant. Beautifully renovated building with authentic Italian cuisine and wine list.
815-306-4310
"Begins the Trail" Reagan Statue
River Street
A bronze statue of Ronald Reagan, astride the likeness of a palomino horse he rode nearly 60 years ago, sits at the head of the Heritage Crossing Riverfront Plaza located on River Street in downtown Dixon. The statue, created by local artist Don Reed, serves as the centerpiece of Heritage Crossing, an open-air plaza that looks out onto the Rock River.
815-284-DIXON
www.discoverdixon.com
Butcher Block Antiques and More
216 West First Street
Wide variety of antiques and collectibles. Open Monday - Saturday, 9am to 6pm, and Sunday, noon to 5pm.
815-284-1204
Dixon Welcome Center
106 West River Street
Features the Illinois Lincoln Highway exhibit, travel information on Dixon and surrounding areas, Dixon and Reagan small gift shop, and parking at the door. Also, the location is right off Galena Avenue overlooking the Rock River and in walking distance to downtown shopping and the Lincoln Highway Interpretive Gazebo. Open Monday - Saturday, 10am to 4pm. Closed Sunday.
815-284-3496
www.discoverdixon.com
Loveland Museum
513 West Second Street
Features pictures and personal items of Dixon’s founder, John Dixon.
Furnishings from pioneer homes, early farm tools, Native American artifacts,
war items and clothing.
815-284-2741
Old Settlers Cabin
Lincoln Statue Drive
Built in 1894, this reconstructed log cabin is completely furnished. The
statue of Lincoln is the only one of the former president in military uniform.
815-284-1134
Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home
816 South Hennepin Avenue
President Ronald Reagan’s boyhood home has been restored to the
1920s period. Volunteers lead the tours and tell the story of Ronald Reagan’s
formative years. Open daily from April 1 to November 15: Monday - Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
Sunday: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Closed mid-November through March.
815-288-5176
www.ronaldreaganhome.com
The Next Picture Show
113 West First Street
Located in a renovated 1854 building in historic downtown Dixon, this fine arts center is a place where art is created, shown, studied and celebrated. Open Tuesday - Saturday: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m..
815-285-4924
www.thenextpictureshow.org
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